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Rep. Garrett Condemns House Democrats’ Failure to Patch the AMT
Dec 18, 2007
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Today, US Representative Scott Garrett (NJ-5) released the following statement in response to House Majority Leader Hoyer saying that Congress may not be able to even patch the AMT, subjecting nearly 26 million taxpayers to higher taxes next year.
“This is completely unacceptable. The Democrat m...
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Garrett Gazette- December 17, 2007
Dec 17, 2007
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Dear Friends:
Last week, the SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) announced that it would delay the implementation of reporting requirements imposed on small businesses by Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley law (SOX). I was pleased to hear that SEC Chairman Christopher Cox and the SEC are...
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Garrett Supports Families of the Virginia Tech Massacre
Dec 4, 2007
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Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4118, co-sponsored by US Representative Scott Garrett (NJ-5). It supports the grieving families and victims of the tragic Virginia Tech massacre by permitting payments received by these survivors from the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund to be excluded...
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Garrett Gazette - December 4, 2007
Dec 4, 2007
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Dear Friends:
I am pleased to announce that plans to expand the boundaries of the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge appear to be moving forward smoothly. Under the plans, which have been developed with close coordination with local community leaders, about 9,500 additional acres woul...
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Garrett Gazette - November 7, 2007
Nov 27, 2007
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Dear Friends:
Earlier this month, Congress considered legislation to address the problems in the subprime mortgage market which have captured America’s attention. I am concerned that this bill, HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, may overreact to this problem and ...
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Garrett Gazette - November 19, 2007
Nov 19, 2007
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Dear Friends:
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is currently seeking to locate 115,478 taxpayers nationwide whose refund checks have been returned as undeliverable because of old or bad addresses. The checks total about $110 million and average $953 each. That breaks down to 3,646 New Je...
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Garrett Works to Stabilize Mortgage Market
Nov 16, 2007
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US Representative and member of the House Financial Services Committee, Scott Garrett (NJ-5), offered an amendment today to improve H.R. 3915, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act. This bill represents an overreaction to current problems in subprime lending. Garrett’s amendment seeks...
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Garrett Gazette - November 13, 2007
Nov 13, 2007
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Dear Friends:
This past weekend, I celebrated Veterans Day with local veterans and their families, neighbors, and friends at a number of local remembrance ceremonies. It was a true honor to do so. As I was unable to attend all the memorials across the district, I also shared my gratitude t...
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Garrett Fights for US Veterans and Their Families
Nov 9, 2007
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Today, US Representative Scott Garrett (NJ-5) once again stood on behalf of our nation’s veterans, offering two pieces of legislation, one to expand the federal burial benefit to assist veterans buried in state veteran’s cemeteries and one to allow veterans to have prescriptions from their pri...
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Garrett Urges Congress to Support the People of Taiwan
Nov 8, 2007
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Today, US Representative Scott Garrett (NJ-5) stood up on behalf of the people of Taiwan and introduced a resolution calling for Taiwan to be admitted to the United Nations. Currently, the people of Taiwan are represented at the UN only by Communist China, not the government the Taiwanese peop...
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